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To Celebrate 100 Years Of Flight

The
NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention, to be held October 7 to
9, 2003, at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,
FL, will feature close to 30,000 Attendees, more than 1,000
Exhibitors, 75 Informational Sessions and 135 aircraft on Static
Display at Orlando Executive Airport. The Convention's Opening
General Session will feature new NBAA President Shelley A. Longmuir
(below, right), FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey and U.S.
Representative John L. Mica (R-FL 7th), chairman of the House
Aviation Subcommittee (Congressional voting schedule permitting),
as keynote speakers.

"We are thrilled to report that in
this economic climate, the NBAA Convention is doing better than
last year at the same point in time," said NBAA Vice President,
Conventions & Seminars Kathleen Blouin. "We have reservations
for 4,361 exhibit booths versus 4,334 at NBAA2002. In addition, the
number of Exhibiting Companies is up by 11 percent to 1,002 this
year versus 900 last year."

The NBAA 56th Annual Meeting & Convention will celebrate 100
years of powered flight with a special exhibit showcasing the most
authentic replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Under special
arrangements by Eclipse Aviation and presented by Ford Motor
Company, EAA's Countdown to Kitty Hawk exhibit will be on display
inside Orlando/Orange County Convention Center Exhibit Hall C. The
Experimental Aircraft Association commissioned the replica, which
adheres to the original design specifications of the Wright
Brothers. Sponsors for this exhibit include Eclipse Aviation,
Microsoft Flight Simulator, Northrop Grumman and NBAA. Also on
display will be vintage aircraft simulators and authentic Wright
Flyer artifacts from the Franklin Institute and Wright Again
program.

Also in celebration of the Centennial of Flight, the chief
historian and interpreter at the Wright Brothers National Memorial,
Darrell M. Collins, will give a special presentation on October 7
during the Opening General Session. With a career spanning more
than 25 years, Darrell Collins is widely acknowledged as one of the
top five authorities on the Wright brothers and early aviation
history.